Sheva Balkany
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The US is a military supporter of Israel.
The US runs endless cover for Israel diplomatically, most famously at the UN, but also throughout Europe and the broader world.
And Biden just let this go on and on and on.
And it's certainly, certainly a miracle for the 20 hostages returned to their families and the terrible ordeal that those folks have been through, needless to say.
This is quite a showing here, and it speaks to, I think you know more than almost anyone,
If the president is hauling all those people over here, he wants this to be done.
This is somebody who knows the power of theatrics and ceremony more than most.
And it would be a humiliation if our alleged allies immediately broke this deal.
And careful in crossing it.
Thank you.
Look, the president is entitled to all information.
The president can listen to the Israelis.
But accepting Israeli claims about the region...
on the face of it is insane, especially because of the number of decisions we ended up making during the Iran crisis based on that intelligence.
The reality is we do not know that much.
That is the legacy.
I mentioned the Iraq War.
Unfortunately, it's a closed and bureaucratic and gerontocratic Islamic society.
But the reality is, they are not saber-rattling for a war.
Our alleged allies are, and we should be very wary.